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boehner in just minutes on the fiscal cliff negotiations. the latest we know is that he's looking at $1 trillion in revenue and $1 trillion in cuts. he and president obama are still very far apart on what should pay more in income tax rates. president obama is saying anyone who makes over $400,000. boehner's latest offer, those who make over $1 million a year. we'll have more on that when i see you next. more on this when i see you next hour. >> thank you. >>> freedom for an american tv reporter and his production team released unharmed in syria after being held captive for five days. this is new video of nbc chief correspondent rich and engel and his crew safely back in turkey today. they were kidnapped last thursday after crossing into syria. they were tied up and blindfolded until they were freed yesterday, following a gun battle at a rebel checkpoint. >> the last fives were very difficult. we're very happy to be out. we're very happy to be back in turkey. we love being here. we love this country. we appreciate all of the help. the last f
boehner in just minutes on the fiscal cliff negotiations. the latest we know is that he's looking at $1 trillion in revenue and $1 trillion in cuts. he and president obama are still very far apart on what should pay more in income tax rates. president obama is saying anyone who makes over $400,000. boehner's latest offer, those who make over $1 million a year. we'll have more on that when i see you next. more on this when i see you next hour. >> thank you. >>> freedom for an...
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stay with us. >>> we just heard from house speaker john boehner after his fiscal cliff plan b did not go to a vote last night. john boehner now says it's up to the president to come up with a new plan. >> reporter: dave, speaker boehner says he's still willing to talk with the president. but its obvious the two cannot agree on who should pay higher taxes and boehner could not get house republicans to sign on for increased rates for those making more than $1 million a year. he said it was not the outcome he wanted -- he wanted but the will of the house. boehner says the president has the next move. >> unless the president and the congress take action, tax rate also gun on every american tax payer and devastating defense cuts will go into effect in ten days. >> reporter: some d.c. insiders say it could benefit republicans to go over the fiscal cliff. tax rates would go up for everyone january 1st and pruns could vote for tax cuts then instead of tax hikes for the wealthy now. that said, president obama believes he and congress can quickly come up with a deal that pleases both parties. m
stay with us. >>> we just heard from house speaker john boehner after his fiscal cliff plan b did not go to a vote last night. john boehner now says it's up to the president to come up with a new plan. >> reporter: dave, speaker boehner says he's still willing to talk with the president. but its obvious the two cannot agree on who should pay higher taxes and boehner could not get house republicans to sign on for increased rates for those making more than $1 million a year. he...
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cliff. that's because benefits are due to expire december 29th unless congress extends them. >>> well, texas city leaders are asking for advanced warning in the event same-sex becomes formally legalized. this coming friday, the u.s. court will decide whether to review the challenge to prop 8. california's voter apressured ban on gay marriage. now, if the high court refusing to -- refuses to hear the case, the earlier ruling would make same-sex marriage legal in california. if that happens, they would need at least 24 hours to prepare for a flood of marriage license requests. >>> andre ward will defend his titles in two months. the super middleweight champ will fight his opponent in los angeles on january 27th. he defeated dawson in the oracle arena in september. he's undefeated since winning gold at the 2004 summer olympics. >>> oakland as players are donating some of their playoff money to charity. they have decided to give away one share worth more than $34,000. their donation will be spli
cliff. that's because benefits are due to expire december 29th unless congress extends them. >>> well, texas city leaders are asking for advanced warning in the event same-sex becomes formally legalized. this coming friday, the u.s. court will decide whether to review the challenge to prop 8. california's voter apressured ban on gay marriage. now, if the high court refusing to -- refuses to hear the case, the earlier ruling would make same-sex marriage legal in california. if that...
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. >>> in washington, house speaker john boehner will put his fiscal cliff plan b up for a vote today in the house. it would raise taxes on people who make more than a million dollars a year. but president obama says he will veto it if it comes to his desk. >>> and in san francisco, an apartment fire in the oceanview neighborhood injured a firefighter just hours ago. it also interrupted muni service. ktvu's lorraine blanco is there at the scene on broad street. now we know about three dozen people have been affected by this. what happened, lorraine? >> reporter: that's right, dave. there was a fire here early this morning. half of those residents that were evacuated today are children, 18 kids right before christmas. you can see some of them behind me over here. they have big black bags. they were allowed to go and grab a forthinks to take with them wherever they are gonna go. firefighters say there's quite a lot of damage inside especially on the second floor. the woman who lives in the apartment where the fire started told me she saw the flames by her tv of when firefighters arrived
. >>> in washington, house speaker john boehner will put his fiscal cliff plan b up for a vote today in the house. it would raise taxes on people who make more than a million dollars a year. but president obama says he will veto it if it comes to his desk. >>> and in san francisco, an apartment fire in the oceanview neighborhood injured a firefighter just hours ago. it also interrupted muni service. ktvu's lorraine blanco is there at the scene on broad street. now we know...
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. >>> now that the election is over, the pressure really on to avoid a so-called fiscal cliff at the end of the year. alison burns reports from the washington, d.c. newsroom that house speaker john boehner seems to be offering the first olive branch. alison n. >> alley -- alison? >> reporter: house speaker john boehner was able to hold onto the majority in the house. there are some tynes from him that he might be able to and willing to strike some more deals with president obama. speakser boehner suggested for the first time a framework -- speaker boehner sucked for the first time a framework to avoid the massive spending cuts and tax increases that will kick in this less than two months if congress doesn't act. >> because the mesh people expect us to find common ground, we're willing to accept -- and extend the olive branch. >> reporter: president obama is getting his first post election presidential briefing this morning. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:16. here's some good news. tuition will be reduced for california state university,
. >>> now that the election is over, the pressure really on to avoid a so-called fiscal cliff at the end of the year. alison burns reports from the washington, d.c. newsroom that house speaker john boehner seems to be offering the first olive branch. alison n. >> alley -- alison? >> reporter: house speaker john boehner was able to hold onto the majority in the house. there are some tynes from him that he might be able to and willing to strike some more deals with president...
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cliff. >>> we're following developing news regarding desaid petraeus. who revived last week fox news is report that petraeus will testify before committees about the deadly attack on the u.s. done consulate. we're learning more about the it somethings of the other people involved in the sexual -- sex scandal. >> reporter: some questions per around kelly -- jill kelley. now, the defense department says that allen is under investigation for what -- for what one defense official described as a flirtatious. kelli was a social liaison for the military. now, petraeus at the u.s. central command resigned on friday from the cia post. how, general allen is currently in charge of troops in argue. right now his nomination to becomep's now commender is on hold pointing the out come of the session. sources have said that the relationship between the two has not been acceptable. the white house were white house, meantime, they say that the president continues to have faith in allen's leadership. all of th
cliff. >>> we're following developing news regarding desaid petraeus. who revived last week fox news is report that petraeus will testify before committees about the deadly attack on the u.s. done consulate. we're learning more about the it somethings of the other people involved in the sexual -- sex scandal. >> reporter: some questions per around kelly -- jill kelley. now, the defense department says that allen is under investigation for what -- for what one defense official...
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it's part of the president's -- on the fiscal cliff. it's part of the president's plan to help raise taxes on the 2% of wealthy americans. >>> and president obama met privately with house speaker john boehner at the white house over the weekend. it was their first one-on-one meeting since the crisis. >>> 8:06. a federal judge expected to approve a plan to give control of the oakland police department to a court-appointed director. this comes after oakland failed to meet a federal judge's order to make reforms agreed to in the settlement of the riders police brutality case. the director will have the power to spend city money, change police procedures and if the police department continues to fail to make reforms even fire the police chief. >>> well, a man accused of shooting and killing a driver in a road-rage incident is talking now. brian jones is in the sacramento county jail. now, he admitted he fired shots at another driver in sacramento. it happened after jones says his sister said she was being followed by someone she didn't know
it's part of the president's -- on the fiscal cliff. it's part of the president's plan to help raise taxes on the 2% of wealthy americans. >>> and president obama met privately with house speaker john boehner at the white house over the weekend. it was their first one-on-one meeting since the crisis. >>> 8:06. a federal judge expected to approve a plan to give control of the oakland police department to a court-appointed director. this comes after oakland failed to meet a...
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boehner holding his news conference in washington about the big issue of the fiscal cliff that's approaching. president obama will be speaking at 10:05 this morning, also speaking about ways that the white house and congress should work together to avoid that fiscal cliff. again, ktvu will bring that to you live as well. but we wanted to dip in and hear a little bit about what the speaker of the house was saying. >>> 8:31. well, docked pay and letters of reprimand, some navy s.e.a.l.s are being reprimanded -- claudine wong is working on this it now. we'll eight get back to her. >>> construction work may have started this big house fire. it happened overnight in san francisco. it started at 7:00 last night at this house on fernwood drive. this is near san francisco state university. part of the house caved in. so it wasn't safe for firefighters to go in. a contractor bought the house and then resumed renovations on it a couple of weeks ago. >> my daughter came running into the kitchen screaming do you know what's going on out there? i could feel the intense heat on mine face t was out of cont
boehner holding his news conference in washington about the big issue of the fiscal cliff that's approaching. president obama will be speaking at 10:05 this morning, also speaking about ways that the white house and congress should work together to avoid that fiscal cliff. again, ktvu will bring that to you live as well. but we wanted to dip in and hear a little bit about what the speaker of the house was saying. >>> 8:31. well, docked pay and letters of reprimand, some navy s.e.a.l.s...
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in the fiscal cliff negotiations. political reporter jamie dupree joins us via skype from washington, d.c. you said there's two words we are not likely to hear and we haven't heard in any of this fiscal cliff debate. >> reporter: yeah, balanced budget. in all of the talks we've heard about the fiscal cliff, we've heard about balance and new tax revenue. but we don't hear balanced a budget. i think -- balanced budget. i think this speaks to how bad the situation is in the federal government when both parties don'tage knowledge that. as for -- don't acknowledge that. as for what's going on, just downstairs from me, speaker boehner started throwing cold water on any report that the talks were moving ahead. yes, there have been an exchange of offers. he said the last couple of days, but he said his phone call last night was a frank discussion about just how far apart they are. with 19 days left until the deadline or nine days until the end of the world, if you are look at the mine cardinal, nobody knows which way -- calen
in the fiscal cliff negotiations. political reporter jamie dupree joins us via skype from washington, d.c. you said there's two words we are not likely to hear and we haven't heard in any of this fiscal cliff debate. >> reporter: yeah, balanced budget. in all of the talks we've heard about the fiscal cliff, we've heard about balance and new tax revenue. but we don't hear balanced a budget. i think -- balanced budget. i think this speaks to how bad the situation is in the federal...
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and in just about 15 minutes, democrats will be speaking out about the fiscal cliff saying medicaid should not be subject to cuts. in the past 48 hours since president obama and john boehner met face to face, no details on the discussions have -- have been released. the president said he's willing to compromise but maintains his stance on tax increases for the wealthy. >> we ask the wealthiest americans to pay 2%. i won't comhe promice on -- compromise on that >> reporter: and then an official came on tv and said they could save money by making tax cuts to the food stamp program. >>> aig is selling off most of its profit and the government will end up with a profit of $22 billion, to many people's surprise. aig was rescued in 2008 just before it had to file for bankruptcy. now aig executives say the company may be able to pay a dividends to the shareholders by next summer. >>> we're learning about an up expected new fee that's part of the reforms. it's a temporary $63 per person fee designed to help pay for people with preexisting conditions. it will hit health plans affecting 9 0 million
and in just about 15 minutes, democrats will be speaking out about the fiscal cliff saying medicaid should not be subject to cuts. in the past 48 hours since president obama and john boehner met face to face, no details on the discussions have -- have been released. the president said he's willing to compromise but maintains his stance on tax increases for the wealthy. >> we ask the wealthiest americans to pay 2%. i won't comhe promice on -- compromise on that >> reporter: and then...
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. >>> president obama and john boehner will talking on the phone about the fiscal cliff. still, there's no real progress. this all comes as another republican says he's willing to break ranks regarding this. tom coburn said that he -- some are looking for a way to save grace as they move in. >>> allison turns reports, hundreds of thousands of california jobs could be lost. alison? >> reporter: and dave, the defense industry projects about 135,000 jobs would be lost in california over the next few years if those tax increases and massive spending cuts kick in at the end of this month. if there's no deal on those, the pentagon was initially told not to plan for the cuts. that's all changed. in the last 24 hours, the pentagon leaders say they are preparing to slice about 10% of the budget. if we go over the fiscal cliff experts predict one in five defense contracts in california could be -- would be lost. both parties say there's still time to reach a deal and avoid those major losses. >> nobody wants to get this done more than me. >> our goal is to make sure this gets resol
. >>> president obama and john boehner will talking on the phone about the fiscal cliff. still, there's no real progress. this all comes as another republican says he's willing to break ranks regarding this. tom coburn said that he -- some are looking for a way to save grace as they move in. >>> allison turns reports, hundreds of thousands of california jobs could be lost. alison? >> reporter: and dave, the defense industry projects about 135,000 jobs would be lost in...
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fiscal cliff of those taxes that will kick in at the end the year. back to you. >>> one of the recognizable figure -- most recognizable figures, dianne feinstein, she defeated a nonprofit executive from danville. you can see the difference in the votes -- in the votes, 68% to 35%. now, senator feinstein hugged her family during a victory party and she spoked up after her granddaughter introduced her on stage. >> that i would be lucky enough to -- that i'm just a small part of who she is. >> i'm really choked up. >> i love you. >> she raised more than $9 million for her campaign. >>> nancy pelosi is expected to be re-elected to congress but she received bad news before the election. her napa home was burglarized on monday when no one was there. sheriff deputies responded after thieves triggered an alarm. when they arrived, they found smashed glass. it's unclear if the suspects got away with anything. no arrests have been made. >>> and overnight shooting in san jose seriously injured one man, it happened last night at south winchester boulevard and cad
fiscal cliff of those taxes that will kick in at the end the year. back to you. >>> one of the recognizable figure -- most recognizable figures, dianne feinstein, she defeated a nonprofit executive from danville. you can see the difference in the votes -- in the votes, 68% to 35%. now, senator feinstein hugged her family during a victory party and she spoked up after her granddaughter introduced her on stage. >> that i would be lucky enough to -- that i'm just a small part of who...